ISSN:
1573-4889
Keywords:
ion-nitriding
;
Fe-Ti alloys
;
diffusion coefficient of nitrogen
;
hardness
;
TiN,y′-Fe 4 N
Source:
Springer Online Journal Archives 1860-2000
Topics:
Mechanical Engineering, Materials Science, Production Engineering, Mining and Metallurgy, Traffic Engineering, Precision Mechanics
Notes:
Abstract The ion-nitriding behavior of iron alloys with a titanium content of between 1.07 and 2.58 wt.% was investigated in the α-phase region. The behavior was found to be analogous to the internal oxidation behavior of iron alloys: An internal-nitriding layer, where small TiN precipitates are dispersed, as well as a very thin surface layer of γ′-Fe4N were formed. A parabolic rate law holds for growth of the internal-nitriding layer. The kinetics of growth of the internalnitriding layer is discussed according to the rate equation of internal-oxidation, giving the diffusion coefficient of nitrogen, D N app , in the layer. The measured D N app decreases as the volume fraction of TiN, f, increases, indicating that the diffusion of nitrogen is apparently inhibited by the existence of TiN precipitates. Furthermore, the diffusion coefficient of nitrogen in α-iron was evaluated by extrapolating D N app to f=0, being in good agreement with that reported previously. The f-dependence of D N app is discussed in terms of the effective area for diffusion of nitrogen in α-iron.
Type of Medium:
Electronic Resource
URL:
http://dx.doi.org/10.1007/BF00664271
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